There are insufficient data to determine the
Fraser's dolphin is distributed worldwide in tropical waters (Perrin et al. 1994). A group of an estimated 250 Fraser’s dolphins was sighted in waters 3300 m deep in the western North Atlantic off Cape Hatteras during a 1999 vessel survey (Figure1; Anon. 1999). Fraser’s dolphins are assumed to...
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| Summary: | Fraser's dolphin is distributed worldwide in tropical waters (Perrin et al. 1994). A group of an estimated 250 Fraser’s dolphins was sighted in waters 3300 m deep in the western North Atlantic off Cape Hatteras during a 1999 vessel survey (Figure1; Anon. 1999). Fraser’s dolphins are assumed to be part of the cetacean fauna of the tropical western North Atlantic. The paucity of sightings is probably due to naturally low abundance compared to other cetacean species. Sightings in the more extensively surveyed northern Gulf of Mexico are uncommon but 40 occur on a regular basis. Fraser's dolphins have been observed in oceanic waters (>200 m) in the northern Gulf of Mexico during all seasons (Leatherwood et al. |
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